Explanation of Japanese village and its inhabitants

of the Bising San,

orticultural Hallsif

(Entire Building Used.)

For Limited Season only.

A VERITABLE

JapaQe5<? l/illa^e,

Under Sanction of the

ill JAPANESE CBVEHmiT.

A Colony of Japanese Men,
Women and Children,

IN NATIVE COSTUME,

who daily Illustrate

THE

Art Industries of Japan.

Three Receptions Daily:

(Sundays Excepted).

10 to 12. — 1 to 5. — 7 to 10.

Adults, 50 cents. Children, 25 cents.

Special Rates for Schools.

Entered, according to Act of Congress,
in the year 1 886,

By J. IB. ROSE <Sc CO., |

of the Librarian of Congress, at Wa

2nd Ed.—10,000.

FUJIYAMA,

YOKOHAMA, BOSTON, KOBE,

JAPAN. 45 SUMMER ST., JAPAN.

3 DOORS BELOW HOVEY’S.

Q00D5-

Our House is the only House having a Branch Establishment

IN JAPAN—

The only bona-fide direct Importing House.

Many NOVELTIES not seen elseivhere .

AS REGARDS

STOCK and ASSORTMENT, our Establishment is so infinitely
ahead of any other that no comparison is possible
EVERY KIND OF WARE, FROM THE CHEAPEST TO THE HIGHEST PRICED.

COLLECTORS OF ANTIQUE GOODS
Will be sure to find something to please them in Rare Glazes, Por¬
celains, Bronzes, Temple Hangings, Altar Pieces, Rare Brocades,
Gobelins, and Embroideries, Old Prints and Books of Design, etc.

MIKADO ROOMS

Furnished in any style, in Silk, Bronze, Carved Wood, Embossed
Paper, Hemp, etc. Highest Style of thoroughly Artistic Work
guaranteed. Plans, Designs and Specifications furnished.

FUJIYAMA,

45 SUMMER ST.

x f L A N ATI

-OF—

AND iys INHABITANTS-

Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the office of the Librarian ef Congress, at

Washington, in the year 1888,

By J. B. Kou A Co., Publishers, 27 E. Hth St., New York,

FDDWAGDDN Sc CD.,

Importers and. Dealers in all kinds of

Chinese & Japanese Fancy Goods,

FINE EMBROIDERED PANELS,

Pure Silk-Embroidered Jiandkerchiefs,

and Silk Shawls of all kinds,

KIbo, FINE TEAS at very Reasonable Prices,

AND WARRANTED.

273 TREMONT ST., - - Boston,

OPPOSITE HOLLIS STREET.

i Black Stackings

And JERSEYS

THAT POSITIVELY

Will IMot Crock.

Ladies’ Fine Lisle Hose,
Misses’ Ribbed Hose,
Gentlemen’s Half- Hose,

50c, to $1.50 per pair,
jj Unbleached Cotton Stockings Dyed for 25c. per pair.

We GUARANTEE these Goods, after being dyed by us, not to soil
S the feet or underclothing; that they are equally as clean as white hose, and
' the color and gloss will improve by washing. Try a few pairs, and you will
5 be convinced. “ Silk finish ” on all goods. TERMS STRICTLY CASH.

Goods by mail must be accompanied by postal note or money order.

THE F. P. ROBINSON COMPANY,

49 West Street, Boston.

A. Stowed. & Co.

24 Winter St., Boston.

BOULTON, ART PIECES

f 3 r$BOrpFLiOr$ESGENm WAI^E, 60 GTS. to $2.So each.

No. 1.—The Cabinet Maker.

For descriptive matter see page 6 (

A. Stowcu. <fe Co.

24 Winter Sr.. Bo&ton.

REAL AND IMITATION

pJUSiS BROHrCS, BRASS GOODS.

YiCKKi; aar bbokzcs.

No. 2.—Silk-Reeling Department.

For descriptive matter see page 6.

CORTICELLI

viS H <•

LADIES, TRY IT.

THE BEST SEWING SILK MADE.

Florence Knitting Sill^.

POSITIVELY the only
Silk suitable for Knitting
which will hear washing
without injury to Color or
Texture. Sold by all En¬
terprising Destlers.

Our latest Book on
Knitting (1885), with sam¬
ples of Knitting and Etch¬
ing Silk, sent on receipt of
three 2-cent stamps.

NONOTUCK SILK C0 M

FLORENCE, MASS.

Sold by Leading Dealers.

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Such unsolicited Testimonial is a better argument than whole pages of theo¬
rizing of what a child can or cannot digest. There are thousands of parents all
over the land who will cheerfully indorse this Testimonial, for Ridge’s Food is no
stranger in the community.

Send to WOOLRICH & CO., Palmer, for a Pamphlet entitled "HEALTHFUL
HINTS.” It will save you many a sickness, and is sent FREE OF CHARGE.

A. Srowsu. & Co.

24 VYmreR &r., Boston.

Fine Gold J ewe cry.

GREAT VARIETY OP THE new KOUKi) BHOOCHCS.

No. 3.—Silk Wearing'.

For descriptive matter see page 7.

Ji. Srovreu. & Co.

24 Winter Sr., Boston.

DEPOT FOR

MB£B KeCKl^CCS,

Prd aeweiiiftF.

No. 4.—The Kakemono Painters,

For descriptive matter see page 7.

BARKER’S

NEW 1886

DOLLAR STAMPING OUTFIT.
,$7.00 TSr‘

$ 1 . 00 .

For Stamping Designs for Em¬
broidery and Painting. The
Largest and Best Outfit ever
offered. More Patterns than
any other. Patterns Larger
and Better Designed.

THEY ABE ALL NEW.
the Price fit RETAIL
'wliat we Offer for

SEE WHAT IT CONTAINS:

A7 ELEGANT DESIGNS AND ONE COMPLETE ALPHABET,

I I One Tidy all stamped, with silk to work it; 1 book of instructions for
doir'g the stamping, wii h powder pad, Ac : 1 book of lessons in Embroidery,
teaching all the sti.clies; 1 Look of 150 ornamental stitches for Crazy Palchwork.
OUR MAMMOTH ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Of Stamping Patterns, and the
1886 Supplement ol over SO pages of new designs. We also give with each outfit:
1 hook on Knitting and Cioicheting. very choice designs and explicit directions, and a
Fancy Braid and Crochet Book, teaching how to make edgings with leather
edged and other braids. „, ,

Description of design*1 set of initials for towels, hat ribbons, Ac.-worth
60c.: 2 large outlines for tidies, (25c. each) 50c., 1 design for tinsel embroidery, 5
Inches wide, for end of table scarf, 25c.: I tidy design for ribbon work, 20c.: 1 large
clover design, 7x11. 25c.; and 1 large thistle, 6x7. for Kensington painting,

25c.; 1 stork and 1 large butterfly, for lustre painting. 25c.; 1 pansy design
for ladies hag, 10c.; 1 design for thermometer case. 20c.. 1 elegant spray of golden-
rod, 6x11, 25c.; 1 Martha Washington geranium forjllusll petals, 6x10, 25c.; 1 hair
wreath for hat crown, 15c , 1 design for lop of umbrella case, 15c.; 1 spider s web,
and 1 new disk pattern, 20c.; 1 lidy design, owl’s on a tree. 25c.; 1 vine of daisiesand
ferns, lor end of table scarf. 15c.; I wi’e In aiding pattern. 25c.; 1 large bunch of
daisies. 20c.. 18 other designs of roses, clematis, autumn leaves, wheat, bachelor s-
buttons. birds, Ac.. (worth loc, to 15c each) $1.80; 10 small sprigs and figures for
razv patchwork, <Sc., fOc. Retail price of patterns alone. 86.67. All al, ove sent for OKfc D01,1,AK.
FOUR 1TEUES OF STAMPING DONE AT THE STORES WILL COM AS MUCH AS IHls \\ HOLE
1UTFIT. With this outfit you can stamp thousands of ar icles for yourself or others.

Our .New Supplement to Catalogue sent separate for lOcts., or Mammoth Catalogueicomp ete, pets.

. , c, . | V or 1 <> cents extra we will send the above outfit and include our

Extra aiHl &p6Cial.- new edition of “Kensington Embroidery and the Colors of Flowers."

vliich we sell singly at 35cts. This liook tells lie exact colors to use for all the different parts of each Bower
md wliat materials and stitches t ■ use in working them. ,

At rfl nilTTIT NPECLUi Ol'FEB. We will send the 35 patterns of the 1885
\| h HU HI dollar outfit with the NEW DOLLAR OUTFIT, described
lilliUU vll II II I above, making clioi<*e pattern* for only 81-50.

For we will semi our 1886 outfit com¬
plete. ami $3.CO worth ol EXTRA PAT¬
TERNS of your own selection.

(11 nr OUTFIT FOR KENSINGTON PAINTING. Tills delightful new
\| / n branch of fancy work is very fascmati g. by inis process ladies can do the most

▼ elegant painting 01 blush, velvet or oilier materials. NO I RE\ lOUo

-A&FNOWLEDGE OF PAINTING NECESSARY. No teacher is needed. Theoutntcontains iu
aTTERNS OF elegant designs, with instructions; Windsor A Newton’s paints. Put up
In a neat box and express paid, for only 81.33. Send for description ot Oil Fainting outfit.

(f T. E. PARKER can give more for the money *»ian any oneelse, because he is THE
ONLY ONE WHO IMPORTS AND MAKES ALL HIS OWN GOODS.

e < • — — — — - ■ - auove. masiug

$3.00 EXTRA PATTERNS.

BOOKS ON FANCY WORK.

“KENSINGTON AND LUSTRE PAINTING.” revised edition.

Teaches how to do the work. No other teacher is needed,
wr -m price. 25 cts. Book of “THE COLORS OF FLOWERS.”

TVhswliat colors to use; describes 70 flowers: a book every lady needs; price, 35 cts.

BookoMSO ornamental stitcher for “CRAZY PATCHWORK.” revised edition: new
fritches added • ni ice reduced to 15 cents. Book of cross stitch designs, 2ocls. HOW
TOCROTCHET P ” C choice patterns. 15cts. “DRAWNWORK,” beau
“HOW TO KNT1V’ elegant illustrations, 2*>cts. KMTIINO AM) IHUKllhllMj.
ririee l‘>cIs or all these books for 8I.OO. Send us ten or more names of your friends
Interesledinfancy work, and we will send you FREE, our Fancy Braid and Crotchet
Book. BARGE ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST of materials and descriptive catalogue of books

W «RF AT Vui^^'Vst’i'EiS !!-Wc will send each of the hooks mentioned, price $1.95. for 81.00.
Great Book anil Outfit Oiler !! — We will send our new 18S6 outfit, and all the books above for I -73.

EVERYTHING mentioned in this Advertisement for $5.

i_v LII i i im,o T E _ PARKER, Lynn, Mass.

WORLD

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MENDS EVERYTHING

GLASS, CHINA, LEATHER BOOKS, FURNITURE
STRONC as Iron. SOLID as a Rock.
SEND CARD OF DEALER WHO DOES NOT KEEP
IT & 10 cta. POSTAGE FOR SAMPLE TIN CAN PDCP
nu»»ia Cement Co., Gloucester, Mais.yj^

A. Stoweli. & Co.

24 Winter St., Boston.

HEADQUARTERS FOR

Bowcmiak Garbct ieweiBY.

No. 5.—The Barber.

For descriptive matter see page 7.

A. Stovyci-L <k Co.

24 WmTCR &t., Boston.

ROYA1 WORCESTER CROW*

rOHC€LMH OrHJ\M£HT&.

No. 9.—Silk-Embroidery Department.

For descriptive matter see page 8.

PETROLEUM

JELLY.

VASELINE

Grand Medal at the Philadelphia Exposition. Silver Medal at the ^
Paris Exposition. Highest Award at the

London Medical Congress. 5

Used and Approved by the Leading 1 Physicians of Europe |

and America. |

The Most Valuable Remedy known, [

For the Treatment of Wounds, Burns, Sores, Cuts, Chit- i
blains, Skin Diseases, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Hemorrhoids, |
Sunburn, and for every purpose where a Liniment is needed. ^
Also for Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Croup and Diphtheria, i
Dysentery, etc. _

PRICES OF PURE VASELINE:

Size No. 0,—One-ounce bottle.10 cents.

Size No. 1.—Two-ounce bottle.15 cents.

Size No. 2.—Five-ounce bottle.25 cents,

Half-pound Tin.35 cents.

One-pound Tin.50 cents.

Toilet Articles from Pure Vaseline: |

POMADE VASELINE.

The purest and best dressing for the Hair extant. It is \
elegant, healthful, and clean. Will cure and prevent Dandruff; con- '
tains no animal matter, and will never become rancid. Will make \
the Hair qrow when nothing else wUl. C

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Price of Pomade Vaseline Reduced: *

Size No. 1.—Two-ounce bottle.20 cents.

Size No. 2.—Five-ounce bottle.35 cents.

VASELINE COLD CREAM.

Will allay all irritation of the skin and keep the complexion smooth, t
toft and clear. Superior to all Cosmetics. For use after Shaving, *
and Chafing of Infants, it is unequaled. 20, 30 and 50 cents. ,

VASELINE CAMPHOR ICE.

For the Lips, Pimples, Blotches, Chapped Hands, Skin and Local |

Irritation. 25 cepts. *

g^-These articles are sold by all respectable Druggists, and the prices are *
lower than those of similar articles—but imitations abound (as they always do 4
of good things), and buyers should insist upon having original packages, put L
up by the CHESEBKOCGH MANUFACTURING CO., with their name >
upon them, as NONE OTHERS ARE GENUINE. *

THE CELEBRATED

SOBMEfi

GRAND, SQUARE AND UPRlQHl

PIANO FORTES

Are Preferred by Leading Artists.

See our Brou Grand Piano

A REAL GEM. Xc EU-(J }

JULIAN F. WITHERELL

181 TREMONT ST., Rooms 1 and 2, - - BOSTON Id ag

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WHEATENA

The BEST LUNCH FOOD Extant. CooksJn 1 Minute.
SEND FOR PAMPHLET.

HEALTH FOOD C0.. N .„°LJ99 Tremont St., Boston

A. Stowcxi <k Co.

24 'tomza ST.,SOSTOK.

NOVKLTI»S IN

?AR)S1€X AN» YlZKH* fliHQ,

ALiU IN UHE 60Rr?E6m AND LiA'PESHI SWYliES.

No. 10.—Bisiiu Porcelain Decoration,
For descriptive matter see page 8.

A. Sroweu. & Co.

24 wmreR st.,bo&tom.

ENLARGED STOCK OF

AMOON fOR€i<J,H WiiTCH^c

GREAT VARIETY IH STYLES OF GASES AT LOWEST PR; CEs ^

No. 11.-The Tailors.

For descriptive matter see page 9.

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WILLIMANTIC SPOOL COTTON IS ENTIRELY THE PRODUCT OF
HOME INDUSTRY, AND IS PRONOUNCED BY EXPERTS TO BE THE
BEST SEWING MACHINE THREAD IN THE WORLD.

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For the Laundry,

WELCOME

SOAP

Finds its Warmest Welcome.

ALL APPRECIATE ITS SUPERIOR WASHING (QUALITY.

MADE BY

CURTIS L^VIS & CO.

BOSTON, Mass.

puncture apd Qarp^t$

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24 WmTCR &T..BOSTOM.

NJUJ. S£ 7 S.—Pcarl, Ivory *m» Shell.

$1.00 TO $30.00, IN LEATHER AND PLUSH CASES.

CTB" Nos. 12 and 13.—Shippo or Cloisonne Maniifacturers.
For descriptive matter see page 9.

A. Sroweu. <k Co.

24 Wihtzr Sr., Boston.

C#OiC€ J)«UKON»S,

mouhtzv suw loose gcms,

__._ _ 60 NS 1 PAKH 1 L.Y ON HANG

The Coppersmith.

For descriptive matter see page 9.

* * * *

383 WASHINGTON STREET,

ROOM 5, UP STAIRS, Opp. Franklin

Aijd otljsr ?recioms Stores,

ItUnmtetv anb llmmntntcb,

Inffew and Original Designs,

Yon are Inyitefl to Call and Inspect this Beautiful Stoci.

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Y^Ilou/ Stationery

—AT—

DANFORTH & DAVIS’,

43 WEST STREET,

Iqs

VISITING CARDS WRITTEN TO ORDER.

HAND-DECORATED PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE SETS.
NOVELTIES in Water-Colored Birthday and Dinner Cards.

MENUS AND DANCE ORDERS A SPECIALTY.

WE HAVE APPOINTED

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87 COURT ST, BOSTON

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FOR THE SALE OF OUR

Sun-Dried Japan Tea,

DEAKIN BROS,

Yokohama, Japan,

oprietors of the Japanese Village.

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A. Srowei-t & Co.

24 Wmtcr St., Bostoh.

Rose Bowls, Vjises, &c.

IN SOL DENIS AND fJTHOS. WEBB’S AROUSUIG 6 L 1 ASS.

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No. 14.—The Ladies of the Tea House,
For descriptive matter see page 10.

jC Srowcii & Co.

24 Wwrett Sr., Boston.

Fjimcy 1cjitk£R Goods

foreign a::d domeshig maklifag^ui^e.

No. 14.—The Bamboo House.
For descriptive matter see page 10,

PERFECT CEREALS,

FOURTEEN VARIETIES.

SOLD BY ALL GROCERS.

The A.. M. C. PERFECT CEREALS, although they are the
finest in the world, come so cheaply that it costs but ONE CENT
A MEAL for each person. Try the A. M. C. ROLLED EARLEY
ROLLED WHEAT, or ROLLED OATS for Breakfast.

Try the A. M. C. OATMEAL or ROLLED OATS; they are rich,
mellow and creamy. Ask your Grocer for them, and take no
other. Try them for Breakfast. Your Grocer has them, or will
get them for you.

The A. 31. C. ROLLED or CRACKED AVHEAT is incomparably
finer than any food of the kind ever ottered. They are much
smoother, being Pearled before being Rolled or Cut. Try them,
and make your own comparisons.

LADIES who desire a Clear Complexion should live on a diet
of the A. M. C. Cereals. Try them for a few weeks, and you will
he surprised at the results.

Try the A. M. C. CEREALS, and you will have no other. It
will need no talk to convince you. Would ask you to TRY THE
ROLLED WHEAT, ROLLED BARLEY and ROLLED OATS.

COMPARE THE FLAVOR of any of the 14 varieties of the
A. 31. C. Perfect Cereals with those you have been using, and de¬
cide for yourself. The A. M. C. ROLLED OATS are the FINEST
OAT PREPARATION EVER OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC.

JAMES E. WHITAKER & CO.,

174 State Street, New England Agents for

THE AKRON MILLING COMPANY,

AKRON, OHIO.

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Ask Aoki to Decorate this.

This Pen Drawing is only an attempt to give in outline and in much redu¬
ced size an idea of a very handsome and artistic design worked on an imita¬
tion split bamboo hanger about twelve inches square. It is a splendid piece
of colored work, and combines the softest effects of our Western art with the
singular but now fashionable ideas of the East. The best critics have pro¬
nounced it a very happy combination and one which is sure to be very popular.

We will send one of these beautiful designs (six times as large as this page,
containing no advertising of any kind), to any one who will send us 10 of tlie
blue bands which go around every cake of Sapolio.

These imitation bamboo hangers, being entirely free from any advertising
matter, make very beautiful parlor decorations.

ENOCH MORGAN’S SONS CO.. 22 Parle Place. N, Y.

Japanese Village Company.

FRED. H. DEAKIN, President.

HARRY DEAKIN, WALTER DEAKIN,

Business Manager, United States. Business Manager, Japan.

§ EFORE tlie beginning of this realistic drama of Japanese bouse life, it
is well to take into consideration the causes and incidents which have
led to its production on American soil. Every enterprise, every great
achievement, has first been an idea before it has become an assured
fact, and been wrought out with exceeding patience and skill.

Thus it is with this remarkable “Japanese Village.” An idea of this
description cannot be conceived and brought forth in a day. It must come as
the result of many peculiar circumstances, extending over a weary length of
time. And for years this has been the pet project of the Deakin Brothers,
who by determined effort and unflinching zeal have finally produced, in its
entirety, this faithful representation of the domestic arts of Japan.

The original firm consisted of Walter and Frederic Deakin—one of the very
first to engage in importing Japanese goods into San Francisco, their original
location being, as far back as 1871, at 688 Sacramento Street, and later on
at No. 4 New Montgomery street, under the Palace Hotel. But finding they
could do better by becoming their own importers, the lot fell to F. H. Deakin
to go to Japan, to become resident partner, to select and export goods to
America. In order to secure the goods most desirable, they then added a
manufacturing branch to their business house, engaging the finest Japanese
artisans in the island for the purpose. At the present time they are carrying
on a “Fine Art Depot” in Yokohama, having for sale the products of three
hundred workmen.

It was from this enterprise that the “Japanese Village” came to have an
existence. For gradually, the idea grew that such a scene as that daily pre¬
sented among their workers, transported to America, giving Japanese art in
all its processes, from the first step to the conclusion, would be an achieve¬
ment worthy of the enterprise of an American citizen, and one in which he
might be pardoned for taking considerable pride. And the matter of pride
has been a more potent factor than that of money in the working out of this
project, for the emporium in Japan has to stand sponsor to the child under all
circumstances.

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For the past five years the scheme has been definitely planned, and tl
increased by the addition of Harry Deakin, making the “Japanese Vi]] a e T, 1 ?
its present state of perfection, the result of the united efforts of three broth
Walter remains in Yokohama to advance all necessary materials, and ^
the Emporium there; Frederick travels in charge of the bazaar’ bavin 8 ° a ^
sonal management of the Japanese, for which he is remarkably adapted’>1'
ing a perfect understanding of their language, and a keen sense of their ’tE
liarities; and Harry Deakin, the well-known theatrical manager, late of b
kin’s Academy of Music, Milwaukee, Wis., and Deakin’s Liliputian Opera r
has charge of the business and advertising. 1 a ' J °-

The finest skilled labor in Japan has been selected to people this little T
anese village-, and native materials have been specially gathered—-doors If
samples, wares and tools, of a thousand descriptions—amounting in all to fif
tons, the whole being transported and produced in its present condition
enormous expense. uu < at

Not the least of the difficulties connected with this enterprise has been
human side of the question — the management of the little brown neooia
busy at work. That they may be contented, their wives, and in several cal?
their children, have been brought along, and when any of them K ’
comes homesick, he is immediately returned to his native land and anoti? 6 ’
sent to take his place. ’

Taken all together, the outlay of patience, time, business sagacity and com
age, to say nothing of the monetary side of the question, makes this a stnnl
dous enterprise, and as a result cannot fail to mark a new era in its imrE

w “‘ for ,lie fire * time S" 208 -p« *>» -K

5

Domestic (Drama

—OF—

CHARACTERS.

LOWER HALL.

No. 1. Cabinet Makers.

No. 2. Silk Reeling.

Silk Twisting.

No. 3. Silk Weaving.

No. 4. Kakemono Painters.

No. 5. Barber; Lady Hair Dresser.

No. 6. Rice^Ornament Makers.

No. 7. Doguya; Curio Store.

No. 8. Archery.

UPPER HALL.

No. 9. Silk Embroidery Department.

No. 10. Bishu Porcelain Decoration.

No. 1 1. The Tailors.

Nos. 12 & 13. Shippo, or Cloisonne Manufacturers.
The Coppersmith.

The Shippo“Designer.

No. 14. Ladies of the Tea House.

No. 15. Rapid Sketch Artists.

No. 1 6. Bronze Modeler.

Bronze Finishers.

No. 17. Potters; Ota PotteryIDecorators.

No. 18. Screen and Kakemono Makers.

No. 19. Satsuma Decorators.

No. 20. Wood Carvings, etc.

6

HORTICULTURAL LOWER HALL.

No. 1. The Cabinet Maker.

Here is a peep into a carpenter shop. But lo and behold! the workmen do
all their work sitting upon the floor. Of course! this is the way they d 0
everything. They don’t own such a thing in common every-day life as a
chair, and prefer to sit down rather than to stand up, as we do. In stockings
of a peculiar mitten shape, or barefooted, they sit down in the midst of their
shavings, and deftly work out their designs. But it seems strange to see that
one pulls back the plane, instead of pushing it forward, as we do. But what
sharp tools he has! and what marvelous ribbons of redwood or Oregon pine he
passes around as samples of the Japanese art of planing! These shavings, one
pink, the other white, are as fine as lace work.

Now he must use his saw. Is he going to put his work on a saw-horse or car.
penter’s bench ? Nay, this is not Oriental. He lays the board upon the floor, a
little raised on his block, holds it firm in place with his left foot, and bending
his head down to the floor, and making a singular loop of his entire body, he
saws away free and unconstrained in this peculiar attitude. The block might
serve for a pedestal, the easy pose and brown figure for a model in bronze. The
other worker, an older man, is busy hollowing out a log of wood for the cop.
persmith. See! here comes the coppersmith himself, to scan the work and
see if it is being done to suit him.

No. 3. Silk Reeling: Department.

The human interest attached to this booth always draws a wondering
throng. The real Japanese baby, on its mother’s back, is a sort of central
sun to the eyes bent upon it, while the good natured little boy, who some-
times carries his infant sister or brother securely fastened upon his own little
back, is no less an object of curious interest. Meanwhile the wheels are
flying, set in motion by a busy hand, and the mother of the babies tries to
mend a broken thread. This combination of wheels, large and small, is for
the purpose of re-reeling the raw silk and making a firmer strand. Again it
breaks, and again she detaches the little wheel from the movement, and
fastens once more, then sets the wheel gaily whirling again. Very noticeable
is the fashion of the hair of the silk reeler. It takes hours to dress it in
that style, and to keep it in all its fancy design, the poor woman sacrifices her
rest at night, sleeping with a block of wood set directly beneath the back of
the neck, that it may last for several days. The dress is much more to be de¬
sired, however, as it is comfortable beyond description, especially for home
wear, as many Americans can testify. The nest step is the

Silk Twisting.

It is a peculiar sort of a machine used in this process. It is worked by
hand, the green cords turning the bamboo bobbins, which lead off sidewise.

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taking six of these strands to make one thickness of the required length.
The device of the little porcelain rings is to show when a thread breaks, & for
then it falls, and thus makes known the fact to the man at the wheel without
delay. There is something fascinating in these primitive methods, for they
gliow the processes of mind by which man came up from his childhood in the
ao-es long ago. To be without steam power seems to us to-day as the distin¬
guishing mark of a race still in its childhood.

No. 3. Sillc Weaying 1 .

After many boiling processes, the silk, soft and pliable, comes to the hand
of the old weaver and his wife, a quaint-looking pair. For weeks they labor
setting these silken threads in the loom; one by one, in the most primitive
fashion, regardless of time, they have been placed and stretched across the
bamboo poles. It makes a pleasant noise, as he works, flinging in and out
the shuttle, and turning out the mesh of crape—that softest, most delightful
fabric of the feminine form.

No. 4. The Kakemono Painters.

The meaning of “Kakemono” is “hanging thing,” or, in other words,

“ picture,” and is applied to the decorative designs and panels made upon silk
gauze for wall or window ornamentation. Most delicately painted are these
views: a sleepy bird in a tree here, a well executed thatched cottage there.
In this booth is to be found a pupil of the European school who paints in oils,
landscapes, portraits, etc., etc.

Portraits are painted on either silk or canvas, from photographs, and one
can appear in the painting in Japanese costume, if so desired.

]Vo. Tlie 15;irlx'i* and. Lady Hair Dresser.

Very obliging is the Japanese barber of the little village play. Whenever
an exhibition of his art is desired, and no customer appears, he produces one
to order. The tailor being a handy man, is often called upon, and, being
something of a wag, takes his place and submits to the process for the benefit
of the bystanders with a grimace and a joke. The barber goes to work
with a tiny razor and an invisible lather, and makes haste slowly. The crowd
stop a moment, laugh at the unconcerned manner of the two men, and pass on.
Straying by, after a while, they observe that the process still continues. They
pass on to the other booths, and in time return once more. The barber is still
at work. With him the hair brushing is a ceremony of itself. If this is the
Japanese method in general, it is no wonder that as a race they have such
great heads of hair; and this, added to the fact that they wear no hats, may
account for its heavy growth. Sometimes it is a Japanese woman who comes
to have her hair dressed by the lady hair dresser, or to be shaved by the bar¬
ber_an invading of the realm of man as yet unknown to us, with all our pro¬

gressive ideas.

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IVo. O. Sliinko Zailtu.

Rice Ornament Maker. j

This is one of the most interesting sights of the Village, especially t .
children, for with marvelous rapidity the expert worker in rice makes fl 1 !
fruit, animals, etc., imitating Nature so closely as almost to defy detect! ’ *

In Japan the Shinko Zaiku is always followed by crowds of admiring v
dren. ° ^

No. 7 / . I>o* 4 ’ir\ a or Curio Store.

This department is devoted to the sale of ornaments, curios and me
toes made by the inhabitants of this little Village during their leisure h %
and the proceeds are given to the makers. 0Ut8 ,

IVo. 8. Archery.

Here is to be seen a collection of great bows and feathery arrows Tl
constitute the outfit of one of the most famous archers of'the day T u
Fusakichi; and, when called upon to give evidence of his skill, poses’ and
ses, with nothing less than a theatrical sense of the occasion. Q ^

HORTICULTURAL. UPPER HALL.

IVo. O. Silk Embroidery Department.

After the silk has been reeled and woven, then it comes to the embroider 1
nimble fingers for the ornamentation which seems to be the ruling passio
the Japanese race. Here it is worked up into screens, panels and even dr °
ing robes, suitable for ourselves. Observe the dexterity with which the
man pencils out his flowery ideas, while some designs are cut in paper #1
basted into place. With silken threads of brilliant hues, fresh from theli d
of an assistant, the embroiderer takes his place at the frame, and slowly h
neath his fingers grows a silken fairyland of flowers aud birds and mvsf
scenes. The shades are beautifully chosen, for this race excels in blending of
hues, having an Oriental eye for gorgeous color effects. ° 0

IVo. lO. 15 i.si in Porcelain Decoration.

This is the clear porcelain of Japan, which compares with the French and
is made to order here, with the delicate tracery and dainty design distinctive
of its own kind. Here is being made an exquisite dish for the Governor’s
wife—the surface covered by a golden, lily-shaped blossom, exceedingly bean-
tiful. All through this ware may be seen the recurrence'of this lotus in dif

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ferent designs—sometimes a side view, sometimes in bud, sometimes in full
] or y_ a graceful, swaying flower of tropic splendor. The ornamentation of
Bishu ware is done with a peculiar finish—the feathers of a bird or tue vein-
ing of a leaf being represented with almost divine patience.

IV o. 1 1. Tlie Tailors.

There are some queer things connected with Japanese sewing. This bronze
figure, 'with his lap full of crape, sits and slides his needle through, much as
•we put in a drawing string. In a straight seam he wastes no time drawing
the needle out at arm’s length, but keeps it sliding through the cloth with
considerable dexterity, meanwhile making use of his feet to hold the cloth
in place.

Another point in which the Japanese differ from us, is that they consider
white basting threads as very ornamental to a garment, and so never draw
them out, but go around proudly revealing these bastings, blissfully unaware
of our desire to inform them that in this country, according to our legendary
lore, it is a sure sign that the garment is not yet paid for. Upon the wall
hang the Kimonos, or national costume, in either silk or cotton—a comfortably
fashioned garment for home wear, even in our land—being free and uncon¬
strained, and worthy of the study of our dress-reform people. Its possibilities
in the way of beauty have already been discovered—Mrs. Langtry having
made a sensation when she returned from San Francisco to London with sev¬
eral of these costumes, which she wore most gracefully. And the chief at¬
traction in the comic opera of “ The Mikado,” is this sudden discovery that
the J apanese costume is capable of great beauty as a matter of adornment.

These garments range in price from five dollars for a cotton robe, to fifteen
dollars for a silken one.

Nos. IS and 13. Shippo, or Cloisonne Manu¬
facturers.

There is nothing in the line of pottery, possibly, that is quite so fascinating
as the ware called “ Cloisonne ” by the French, and “ Shippo” by the Jap-
panese—who, being the originators, should be entitled to give it a Japanese
name, which ought, by right, to obtain precedence over that given by the
French. To enter upon the study of its manufacture, we must first hunt up
the man who prepares the original forms of vase or plaque—and we can trace
him easily by the sonorous clink of his hammer.

Tire Coppersmith.

A weird creature is the coppersmith—fit fashioner of this marvelous blue-
enameled ware. For he it is who cuts and molds the copper sheets into form,
and binds the edges and supplies the little rims upon which it rests. He
draws forth his anvil—a rough log with a bent bar of iron thrust in, having
only a few inches of polished surface at the end—upon which he shapes liis
work. In a vase he deftly draws the edges of the copper together, in the
fashion called “ dovetailing,” and, when hammered, the joining can scarcely

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be detected. A process not always visible to the casual visitor is „
places the copper plaque in the midst of the coals and blows it to a red? ^
one hand on the bellows, with the other he waves a great palm-leaf f an i 7 I
air, just above the bed of coals, which soon make it a lurid mass. The 1
persmith is a fantastic figure, waving that fan over his forge— somethin!;''!
a theatrical gnome engaged in the weaving of a spell. g ^

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This man is an artist of skill and genius. He takes the copper vase or
and draws upon it the thousand-and-one teeming fancies of his brain — V
delicate and multitudinous tracery of a Japanese imagination. Then the net
Shippo-worker places his spell upon it, which is one of the most interesting;!
all the arts. His skill lies with brass and copper wire, which he clips into
tiny bits, and pinches into yielding shapes of tendril, petal and ornament i 5
a sort of outline drawing, carved in daintiest serpentine, and following the
design laid out. When he hands this out for inspection, it is seen that these
tiny brass and silver curves adhere to the surface of the vase by means of a
kind of cement, and that they stand up from its surface in a sort of filagree
work. Exquisitely beautiful are these designs, though scarcely discernible to
the uninitiated. Sometimes it is a bank of lilies and rushes; another, a view
of the Sacred Mountain of Japan (Fuji-yama), then a faint village scene from
a distance; while above, in the border, is coiled the mythological dragon, and
an intricate ornamentation finishes the base below.

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After the wire process is finished, then it is fused; then follow the coatings
in enamel in the different colors, fused six times in this process The chief
interest lies, at this time, with the foreman, who is in possession of the mys¬
teries of Shippo or Cloisonne manufacture, and who mixes the enamels and
colors according to his secret knowledge. To the polisher is finally handed a
vase or plaque with a rough, blue surface, giving no hint of the beauty be-
neath. Hour after hour the polisher patiently sits, with an absent look on his
face, polishing, polishing, as though there was nothing else to be done in a
life-time. But gradually the roughness disappears, and there is displayed all
the perfection of design and color. The coppersmith, the designer, the wire-
worker, the filler, the mixer, the finisher—in all, the patience and skill of six
men are required to produce one of those marvelously beautiful pottery gems’
the time, about fifty days.

IVo. 14. The Ladies; of* the Tea House.

Very Japanese, indeed, from the picturesque point of view, is the bamboo-
house with its thick, soft matting, and pot of tea boiling cheerfully in its box
of coals. As the visitor advances, he is met by the pretty little woman with
her shining hair and sweet smile, and offered a tiny cup of the Oriental bev-

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* 411 the romance of this domestic drama centers in this bamboo bower.

!JKare the real representations of the
P “ Three little maids from school,”

, t |j e c horus, who doubtless have many a little comedy of their own. Some
/them have families, presenting the comical sight of a tiny mother, the
. ht of a good-sized girl of ten or eleven of our race, carrying on her back a
lump little bronzed cherub.

P Outside are the straw shoes, dropped before entering, according to Oriental
' t0 m. Even the four-year-old who ventures in, stops an instant to let them
HI and then as dextrous! y slides into them again when going out.

Verv p re tty, even to our idea, are several of the satin-skinned little women
•ho make this bamboo bower an attractive place. As a race, they are nat ur-
inclined to pose, and here are to be found the most picturesque attitudes,
which, if they could be introduced into the opera of “ The Mikado,” would
k e it of intrinsic value from a realistic point of view. Sometimes the dainty
Uttle Japanese beauty of the Village stands in the doorway, gazing on the
assing throng. In her sky-blue crape Kimono she is the very picture of un¬
conscious grace. Doubtless her husband, the tailor, looks up from his Kim-
onosand Abies, and, seeing her there, rejoices in her Japanese loveliness.
<ometimes young Western gallants feel a desire to cultivate the acquaintance
of the pretty creature, unaware of the tailor or his proximity. Sometimes,
°vlien asking a question, they are dumbfounded at the merriment which takes
possession of the circle of little women. They laugh in silvery strain, and
bend and wave, until finally, in childish abandon, they hide their faces in their
amis and make a sort of heap upon the matting.

“ I only asked them what their names were!” repeats the young man in a
state of bewilderment, and faintly aware that they must be laughing at him.
This turns out to be the case—but the point must be left a mystery still; we
are denied knowing the cause of their merriment, for the reason that when
translated into English a Japanese joke loses all its essence. Nothing pleases
them more than a book of pictures, from which they pick out different objects
and ask the names, thus increasing their stock of English, which grows from
day to day gradually. Occasionally it happens that a lady traveler, who has
been in Japan, comes into their midst, and then much happiness beams upon
their faces as ideas are exchanged with feminine rapidity.

No. 15. Rapid Sltetcli Artists.

In this booth is to be found Aoki, the lightning-sketch artist, who, at a mo¬
ment’s notice, steps up to the stage and makes his pictures in quaint designs,
with lightning rapidity—finishing a sketch in fifty-six seconds—and, at the
request of any of the visitors, will draw' them a picture upside dow-n.

No. 16. Tlie Bronze Modeler.

Here is the process of bronze modeling from its very beginning, executed
under the eye of the visitor, First, the modeler gets the desired shape made

i n day_vase, or whatever it may be. Then he goes patiently to work, and

makes his designs for decorations, all of wax, which he lays upon the sides

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-of the clay model with infinite skill. They are all made f i
each successive vase, so that it rarely happens that anv t and De*

alike, while each of these fantastic creations of the l«n/n Wo are pc---
evolved almost wholly from his inner conciousness P a “ ese artist’s
quills growing from its head, horns, and protuberances™! 011 ’ Y ith
W)th a snaky termination of body, is the favorite decoration g , e ?% eS
artist, and is used in every device, in border, ornament or hJf tbe Ja Pan.

When covered with grotesqueries, then the whole thing t * 7 ° f llle %
ored with clay, filling out each leaf, mingling in between?}!n o a ^ ai «!
gon-a most difficult process in point of deftness and patten?! S ° f
huge misshapen lump, giving no evidence of the brain-worki«
hard enough to handle, this seeming lump of clay is held in thls^ 11, ^
fully turned. This process melts the wax within, leaving a S and <*>
answering to every little device of leaf or dragon scale S, h ° Iow “life

° H t ! 6 . molten , br0DZe is Poured, and when cooled the outer cl ’ • Int ° ^

S^ 1 ;s rc ' a7dugou, - a,,d ' beboW

Bronze Finishers.

Here are metal workers, a bronze study in themselves Tn ti 1Q
the bronze in the rough, just from the casting, as they take m are Wi
them with various chisels and a tiny bammfr, producing the 7 ? d ca

to He a eTeV"d n paf,“‘°T

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before him into mystic shapes at will. Ar?und ioeftlm w!^, 11 ’ and ris
beneath his wizard fingers rise the dainty shapes ofTa .1 J and sl °'
forms, and before our very eyes he lets it f«h J ° r 1 other ornamen
shape, or draws it up into a!ong necked vl Then •*

ceived movement, drawing a string beneath where tV En a most unp
the lump of clav bn hft a %3 oeneatn, where the the vase ioins J

honest thing i/the world Then ten “ V° ° De Side ’ 118 if H "era tti"
little shapes which fresh fron ts 1 su . cces8 'on, follow a myriad

tering around. The InfitlZ Jli ^ givea to the Wed few 1

«*»••* alread “K Idfah bmin KSTtoT .<*»** ** «

. potter’s wheel home to turn out S „It"? T ’ 6 me,Loi
The worker in clay who nresid«« J 1 Sllch Iovel y things as the*

"»«only moulds “ S art «

others. This Ota ware is made fmm . w P i ! , Satsum a, Bishu, Kaga a!
kohama, and the same specially used as ® nd . ed ? la 7> f roi » the vicinitv of T
the auspices of the Deakffi d 8 distl , nctlve of the ware made und

Busily at work “ from of tKtS mark ’ ln " Buena “ istoS

their dainty shapes. How exquisitely he £££

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.res of a realigtic bu sh, or the ever-present dragon. He has no

t tendril, itns only such as exist within his teeming brain.
j]s or designs, j

Ota Pottery Decorators.

. busily engaged in adding the finishing grace to the work

ire sit the artist , _ 7 ^ ° rocegs of the furnace has hardened and

16 P ff r enrface g which now awaits their magic brush. How deftly they
jeredthe surtace m viv id colorg touching up tbe veining of a

,n ^ wlfers in an outstretched wing! These Japanese are born artists;
or the f laborer is skiilful with the brush—but these are speci-

‘ onhTv^ry best workmen in Japan, some excelling m two or three

iches of the art.

No.

18. Screen and Kakemono Makers.

. „ Tonqnese busily engaged in constructing a frail foundation
[ere are ^iSuse of shJp, smooth nails, made of wood, for the pur-
a screen, making - t' layer a f te r layer of paper until it is as

e. Upon this fra J sets of pictures made by the finest Jap-

,Dg suitable for the most exquisite screens. One series, with delicate,

se artists, suitaoie iu twilight effect, ncludes, among others, an

viilag, scene Another

1U1S - anSted study of birds-a duck, a fluttering swan, a hawk, a parrot
les is a spirited study . Q this boo th that all the delicate work of

laXg^dsand other ornamental devices is aone with taste and skill.

No. 19. Sutsuma Decoration.

. , i c pn^fi^rGcl in tb6 minntG details of tins-

Here is a high degree g lottery lias caused these workers to turn

autiful art. The decline Jn all the world> and for

eir attention to Sutsuma, (]emand Here are band-work and gold-work

hick there is now th g . • , observe the fineness, the thousand

mbined-most precious combination! t UDs Japanese fairyl and.

irieties of fantastic imager) figures that inhabit the surface of

ow clearly tlie faces are outlined. What a world of

ise or plaque! Even the liauc s *£ when be can devo te himself to these
fttience must exist in an One " y] a sub liniation of the small and fine.

etails of ornamentation! observe tlie creamy color of the ware and

This is the royal ware of Japan. Observe t ^ potterg) but it is

se peculiar crackle finish. Th face wbb multitudinous decorations,

sft for the painters to beautify .. . then worked with the brightest

’irst, the plain porcelain is design bl , 0bgerve the de licacy with

a M?of hlstorykjn^connecidomwrth Sn^nma^ware.^which ternot^out

if place here. Some 290 years ago tna then reigning

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an invasion of Corea and conquered it. He discovered among the c
some remarkable potters manufacturing from their common clay
bering a fine black clay in the district of Sutsuma he induced
of these people to go back with him and settle in Japan. These Cor i?'
tied there, and began on this bank of clay which is the only one of?!*
liar kind thus far discovered. They thus became the originators of At**
beautiful ware, with all its wealth of floral decoration, under the oatrm?
this Prince of Sutsuma, and for many years the Sutsuma ware was I
on sale, but was given away as a special evidence of royal favor, and ni?
clusivelv by the Mikado and nobility. These Coreans intermarried JY*?'
Japanese, and their descendants are to day working this bank of day rj
it has only been within the last few years that they have been natural?d

it iias uui; - -7 ., • ^ iave b>eenDaturalizeri

allowed to become Japanese citizens. ■ i

This bit of history was obtained by Mr. * rederick Deakin from one t .
descendants of these identical Coreans, and contains some facts not LI 7
known outside of Japan. * ■

The cost of these exquisite gems of the potter s and decorator’s art •
price from $5 to $1,500. ,Vatle8 «

No. 20. Wood Carving.

Nothing more unique and wonderful, to be born suddenly in the m u
conventionalized art, is to be found in any land than the wood carvinl °
human figures on exhibition amid these other art treasures. They are
ful representations of individuals in Japan, marvelous in anatomv cnl ■
and vital force. Out of all these conventionalized forms of art used fl ^
turies, this new idea has sprung into existence in a single day. It comes f
no school, and is merely a sporadic outgrowth in the genius of one man n
it is who has originated and developed it in all its realism and vitality if
ready have imitators of certain forms arisen, but there is only one who ^
produce them originally. Physicians and others who have made nieasn?
ments declare that the anatomy of these figures is perfection itself whiil ,
ourselves can see the individuality of each is distinct and in perfect harm! *
The genius of this Japanese wood carver places him in accord with West
ideas of art in thus producing forms allied to Nature’s self; but even inT
civilization there can be found no parallels for these small, exquisitely fin?]
figures.

The first lepresents a well-known basket vendor of Tokio, and is a faitlif i
counterpart in every particular, even to the facial expression. The second i
a jinriksba-man, who travels from forty to fifty miles a day, and is a cliarar
ter well known to travelers in that part of the country. Observe the vein i
the neck and the cords of the leg; it is so remarkably faithful to life that ft
seems as if it were a photograph in wood. Another is of the boatman in his
sampan , in which he rows passengers ashore from the incoming steamer a
perfect model of both. It is not a mere representation of a Japanese boatman
a toy for children, but a finished piece of art worthy of study and admiration'

More wonderful still are the studies of the Aino, the aboriginals of Japan
whose descendants to-day are to be found in Yesso, the extreme parts of the
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, sort of creature, with hairy growth, yet the human strain is preserved in
it they exhibit the feelings and strong passions of the ordinary mortal. In
* the emotion of fear is exhibited in every muscle and pulse of the body—
? n(s . in the power of a serpent and unable to escape. In another, the Aino is
, 1 ii V i n g picture of “ Startled,” and springing from his hiding place in a
j 1 11 to see what the matter may be. This idea is marked over the scene in
s 16 oint of pose and expression. Another is an imaginative scene of an
ro captured by a monster of the deep — a typical picture of “Horror,” for
en the monster has a human look in the eyes of fish-blue — it is a human
h V rrible The cords and tendons of the Aino stand out, and the eyes have a
hrrified look, while the whole body is expressive of sudden terror. The ar-
f°t must be endowed with a marvelous sympathy to endow these bits of wood
tlS tli human passion to su< h an extent that our own sympathies are aroused,
W 'hile the archaeological value of such an art as this to future generations can-
" t be estimated. The only fear is that they are not imperishable, and that
D °me accident might reduce them to ashes. At present they have no value
S °hatever; it will only be in the lapse of time, when the hand and brain that
turns them is forever stilled, that their real value will be computed. Besides
these are masks of grotesques, the King of Devils, and others. That mild,
fascinating face, with dimples, red hair and inviting smile, as it were an ideal
of self satisfaction, is the Japanese Bacchus, Shojo, who lives in the sea, but
comes up at stated times for wine, of which he is very fond, and which is al¬
ways left out for him as a propitiation. As the Japanese get very rosy-cheeked
themselves under the influence of wine, they have pictured Shojo as red-faced
and red-haired also. Even the tiny masks are handled in the most marvelous
manner. As an art, this Japanese wood-carving stands a thousand years re¬
moved from the drawing and painting by the same race. The only wonder is
it should be so sudden-the only fear that it may prove to be sporadic.

FINALE.

“As polite as a Japanese,” is an expression already being formu¬
lated among us, and falling from lips daily, as a result of coming in
contact with the courteous artists and artisans of this little village.
Perhaps it might not be so flattering to know what they think of
us. Indeed, it would not be strange if the potter at his wheel
should have some very queer ideas of the greedy little hands held
out and waved under his very eyes for “just another vase.” Even
the daily work of the Japanese is surrounded with pretty little
Oriental customs, one of which cannot fail to affect us strangely. It
occurs at the opening hour, when all are gathered to begin their

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labors for the day, and also at the close, when the burden of the d
is over. The hour has come. A sudden clang fills the air. p ro ‘ T
the booths comes up a sudden clapping of hands, their p 0 )^
response of welcome, both for the hour of work and the ? hour of
rest.

Yerily, this clang of the Oriental gong, and the responsive’cl
ping of Oriental hands, makes a fitting finish to the “Domestic
Drama of Japanese Life.”

ELLA STERLING CUMMINS.

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M. H. GRAHAM & CO., 701 Washington st.
**FY LAM KIN & CO., 28 Treinont Row,

AND BY FIRST-CLASS DEALERS GENERALLY,

A. Sroweu. & Co.

2 a Wjhtcr Sr., Bostok.

SPHERIGALi

No. 16.—The Bronze Modeler.

For descriptive matter see page 11

A. Stowell & Co.

24 WiHTtR ST., BOSTON.

STERLING SILVER am»

Ei£Ctro-Pl*t£D Wars.

GORHAM, WHITING, REED & BARTON, MERIDEN BRITANIA CO.

No. 16.—Bronze^Finisliers.

For descriptive matter see page 12,

S street Theatre.

7 Si Washington St. and m TremontSt.
ISAAC B. RICH, - - - '

Proprietor and Manager.

Of the Large and Delighted Audi¬
ences attending thi.

jgo ABATEMENT

Magnificent Production of

Mr W S GILBERT and Sir ARTHUR SULLIVAN’S

mi^ADQ.

PBESBN tED

IPOyly Cartels Opera Ca.i

Under the Man agement of Mr . John Stetson.

UNEXCELLED STAR CASTE:

HR. RICHARD MANSFIELD, BARRY,

Mr. E. S. GRANT, HATTIE DELARO,

Sig. BROCOLINI, " Mis8 EDITH JENNESSE,

Mr D. CADWALLADR,

Mr. GEORGE OLMI.

Popular Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Curtain rises promptly at 2 and 7.o5.

/T\arsf?all p. U/ilder,

THE AMERICAN HUMORIST.

SEASON IN AMERICA. SEASON IN ENGLAND.
Oct. 1 to April 1 5. May 1 to Aug. 1.

For terms and dates address

J. B. ROSE, 27 E. 14th St., N. Y.

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A. Srcweu & Co.

24 W <MTER Sr.,

Opcr* Gmsscs,

bo&tok.

DIRECT FROM BEST EUROPEAN
MAKERS.

PCiiRL, &JLUMWUM & JtOTHCR.

NO. 17.—Potters.

For descriptive matter see page 12,

A. Stowell & Co.

24 Winter &t., Boston.

Cbgju&k Ckimc CLOCKS,

IN MAHOGANY AND OA^ GASES FO!^ HALL 01^ MANUEL.

No. 17.—Ota Pottery Decorators.

For descriptive matter see page 12.

A. STOWCLL it CO. Jewelers,

24 WINTER ST., BOSTON.

J.WarrenB d .

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P**H«

Upholstery"

108 TREMONT ST.

BOSTON.

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Upholstery Trimmings

A SPECIALTY.

§,J. WARREN BAILEY,

108 Tremont Street,

Three Doors South ol Bromfielcl Street.

PETROLEUM

JELLY.

VASELINE.

Grand Medal at the Philadelphia Exposition. Silver Medal at the
Paris Exposition. Highest Award at the
London Medical Congress.

Used and Approved by the Leading Physicians of Europe

and America.

The Most Valuable Remedy known,

For the Treatment of Wounds, Burns, Sores. Cuts, Chil¬
blains, Skin Diseases, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Hemorrhoids,
Sunburn, and for every purpose where a Liniment is needed.
Also for Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Croup and Diphtheria,
Dysentery, etc. _

PRICES OF PURE VASELINE:

Size No. 0,—One-ounce bottle.10 cents.

Size No. 1.—'Two-ounce bottle.15 cents.

Size No. 2.—Five-ounce bottle.25 cents,

Half-pound Tin.35 cents.

One-pound Tin.50 cents.

Toilet Articles from Pure Vaseline:

POMADE VASELINE.

The purest and best dressing for the Hair extant. It is
elegant , healthful , and dean. Will cure and prevent Dandruff; con¬
tains no animal matter, and will never become rancid. Will make
the Hair grow when nothing else wdl.

Price of Pomade Vaseline Reduced:

Size No. 1.—Two-onnce bottle. 20 cents.

Size No. 2.—Five-ounce bottle.35 cents.

VASELINE COLD CREAM.

Will allay all irritation of the skin and keep the complexion smooth,
soft and clear. Superior to all Cosmetics. For use after Shaving,
and Chafing of Infants, it is unequaled. 20, 30 and 50 cents.

VASELINE CAMPHOR ICE.

For the Lips, Pimples, Blotches, Chapped Hands, Skin and Local

Irritation. 2 5 cents.

t 2 r~The.se articles are sold by all respectable Druggists, and the prices are
lower than those of similar articles—but imitations abound (as they always do $

of good things), and buyers should insist upon having original packages, put v

up by the CHESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING CO., with their name 2
upon them, as NONE OTHERS ARE GENUINE.

. ©TOWCJLJ. &

24 wmTCK ST.,BOSTOK.

Stock Plated iewej-RY

IN THE LATEST MODELS FROM GOLD, IN RELIABLE QUALITY ONLY.

No. 18.—Screen and Kakemono Makers,

For descriptive matter see page 13.

A. Stowcu. <k Co.

24 Wjmtcr St., Bostom.

Humg^rjjix Fajcncc, BLUE AND YELLOW.
FlSGHEI^ AMD FIVE (sHUI^GH FjUMGAI^IAN nOVEDTIES.

No. 19.—Sutsuma Decoration.

For descriptive matter see page 13.

an exquisite toilet article.

helmbold’s

JELLY OF GLYCERINE AND ROSES.

V ^ CKINJ COPT AND SMOOTH. ANO AL

[av.m R o C SMART.NJ caJ«d bv 3«NB»R^o R0U8HNESS
a;l.helmbold’S

TEMPLE OF PHARMACY,

Continental Hotel, Phii.aoCLPhia.

- SOLD BY ALL DRUCCIST^.

Wljat Lgadtirjg Metres

February 3, 1885.

Mr. A. L. Helmbold: The Jelly of Glycerine and Roses, after a most con¬
scientious trial, 1 pronounce the best preparation I have ever used Its effect is
instantaneous. After one application, my lips, which were fearfully chapp.d y
*>» Ymd In my cured.

“ Willards, Washington. 1

LADIES! You want A. L. Helmbold's Jelly of Glycerine & Roses.

Originated and Prepared by

A. L. Helmbold, 830 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.

Sold by Jordan, Marsh & Co., Bigelow, Cushman & Co., 0. F. Horey
R. H. White & Co., W. S. Butler, Houghton & Dutton, R. H. Stearns
& Co., and at all Leading Dry Goods Stores.

MISS M. F. FISK,

31 temple PLACE,

BOSTON,

HAS A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF

KID, SUEDE AND DOG-SKIN

GLOVES.

Every Pair Fitted and Warranted.

BERMINGHAM’S
BALANCE SHIRT, YOKES,

6 FOR $9.00.

Guaranteed the Beat-Pitting Bhirt in the World

126 TREMONT ST., BOSTON.

119 Fulton Street,.

734 and 1193 Broadway,.

[New York.

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A. Siowei,!. & Co.

24 VENTER ST.,BOSTON.

French Mjvnbxe Mantel Cxocks.

$7.50 TO $200.00 EACH. CATHEDRAL STROKE.___

No. 19.—Sutsuma Painters.

For descriptive matter, see page 13,

781 Washington Street, corner Hollis.

A FULL ASSORTMNT OF

Boois^Shoes

-FOE-

LADIES, MISSES, CHILDREN,

And INFANTS,

Men, Boys and Youths.

Fine House and Party Boots. Men’s Waulkenpliast Boots.
Common-Sense Walking Boots. Men's Walk-easy Boots.
Seamless, Soft and Wide Boots. Men’s Walk-over Boots.
Spanish Arch Boots. Men’s Slippers & Pumps.

“ t Yum-Yum ” Slippers a Specialty.

ZST. D. DODGE.

FACTORY AT NEWBURYPORT.

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The "DOMESTIC"

SEWINC MACHINE.

Xt Stands at the Head.

BECAU SE:

IT IS THE BEST MACHINE IN THE WORLD.

It does the Finest Fancy Work of any Machine in the World.

Its Embroidery is Superior to Hand-made Embroidery.

It is the only Machine that will do Tinsel Embroidery.
Arrasene Embroidery can be done on this Machine alone.

_. Tr„,i < . 7 .i»raider is built into, and is a part of the Machine, and does Ap-
I ts plique work which no other Machine will do.

ci.uttle Embroidery is a wonder of Ingenious Simplicity, and can be
Its »n d.one without the aid of any Attachment whatever.

Its Attachments are the most Complete and Varied of any in the World.
Its Wood-work is unlike that of any other Machine in the World. It
ot he produced by auy Company but the Domestic. It is covered by Patents, and
is so graceful as to be indeed a work of Art. Examine it.

160 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

DOMESTIC PAPER FASHIONS.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER,

H7 TREMONT ST. cor. WEST ST.

IS creating great Surprise, and is receiving much Praise from
his Patrons by the SUPERIOR ARTISTIC EFFECTS produced,
and the determination to excel prompts him to keep up the
high standard already attained.

A Specialty of a LIFE-SIZE PORTRAIT, finished in
Crayon or Pastel, only $35.00.

CABINET PHOTOS, . .$5.00 per dozen.

INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS USED.

SPECIAL RATES TO FAMILIES AND CLUBS.

TELEPHONE 46*. ELEVATOR TO STUDIO.

Appropriate Accessories for Japanese Costumes.

EVERY

OUNCE OF WOOL

Taken out of the weight of a yard of Brussels Carpeting
means five cents taken out of the price, and 25 cents out
of the value.

WEI SELL ONImY

Full-Weight

BRUSSELS

JOHN H. PEAT, SONS & 00,

MANUFACTURER’S AGENTS,

558 & 560 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON.